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Total beef in freezers down 7% from last month

Total red meat supplies in freezers were up slightly from the previous month and up 16 percent from last year. Total pounds of beef in freezers were down 7 percent from the previous month but up slightly from last year. Frozen pork supplies were up 6 percent from the previous month and up 31 percent from last year. Stocks of pork bellies were down 51 percent from last month and down 9 percent from last year.

Total frozen poultry supplies on August 31, 2012 were up 1 percent from the previous month but down 1 percent from a year ago. Total stocks of chicken were up 1 percent from the previous month but down 6 percent from last year. Total pounds of turkey in freezers were up 1 percent from last month and up 5 percent from August 31, 2011.

Total frozen fruit stocks were up 6 percent from last month and up 8 percent from a year ago.

Total frozen vegetable stocks were up 19 percent from last month and up 6 percent from a year ago.

Total natural cheese stocks in refrigerated warehouses on August 31, 2012 were down 4 percent from the previous month and down 6 percent from August 31, 2011.

Butter stocks were down 13 percent from last month but up 23 percent from a year ago.